What is making man to believe/do as he is doing?:

offended in Jesus, by tribulation because of the word, offended by children believing in Jesus, because of adultery/lust, betraying/hating one another, familiarity with human family of Jesus

Man's patience:

Jesus keeping of commandment:

sowing good seed

sending reapers forward to gather

making an end of the wicked seed so that the righteous can shine forth

Jesus keeping of faith:

because of the completion of His work on the cross He will be given the right hand throne, the seat of judgment, and will have the full authority attributed to Him in all prophecy.

Jesus' patience:

time for process to complete itself

Notes:

The disciples had heard at least two other parables without first knowing the understanding of the tares. They had been told that it was not for just anybody to know. Until this was written no one else knew but His/their close followers.

Even with His breakdown do we yet know the full concept and all of it's implications?

The all compassionate God argument severely limits the perceived ability of God to make things right, to complete His work as He intended, to be truly compassionate to those that long stood by His side and held true to their enlistment even unto death. It denies that the future kingdom is anything different than what we already have. It is to say that the children of the evil one have equal right and entitlement to the future kingdom even though they fought long and hard against it. That the compassion of God is nothing more than the obligation we impose on Him.

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What does this say about our present condition?

For many the kingdom is happening behind their backs, they feel that they can ignore it, withhold it, play it off as fable, go about iniquity as always. This is what offends the Lord and His host and His kingdom. Battle lines are set and enemies are fully engaged yet they casually drift across the field unawares, self absorbed and vain.

For several ignorance is rather arrogance, defiantly opposed to the working of God's plan. The mindset of the wicked is that God is not watching, that He doesn't care, that He will not require it from them.They give all appearance to the simple yet secretly set traps for the righteous to fall into. They seek to devour.